La Monarca is a very personal work: emotional, and resonant with the meaning of my life. It ties into many elements that I have been interested in developing over the years, growing from diverse inspirations, small experiments, past collaborations, and even some large successes on my journey. I look at these antecedents, seeing some that grew, unexpectedly, from small ideas—a minor movement and a vision just glimpsed—brought together into this new work, emergent, beautiful and unexpected: the butterfly effect.